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Idea Overview

Creating a devoted collection and space in the Carnegie Library to house resources for Pgh artists and archives for the Pgh arts communities through the years

Idea Round Up Concept Sheet

Who worked on idea?

Ben Hartledge, Lindsay Clark, Heather Kropf

What is the idea?

• Creating a devoted collection and space in the Carnegie Library to house resources for Pgh artists and archives for the Pgh arts communities through the years
• Also acts as an access point for those who are interested in viewing and participating in the arts

How would idea work?

• Listening room for local music and arts oriented - oral history
• Resource swap allows patrons to check out tools (i.e. instruments, artist tools)
• Workshops, events, show build community
• Cultural archive (i.e. poster library) allows current arts community to build on past
• Work with Foundation Center to create targeted funding resources for artist
• Resources for artists to digitize and archive work to create a database for businesses and individuals to contract and commission work
• Resources for cultural tourists to acquaint themselves with local arts

Pluses:

• Library serves as neutral unthreatening space, well known as an information resource
• Centralized location for artist and patrons to find out about and connect with each other
• Develops and highlights Pgh's individual popular culture and cultural achievements

Concerns:

• A long term investment in time to collect
• Possible loss and damage to collection - harder to replace
• Dependant on cooperation of a physical space

Community opportunities:

People who want to become active in the arts as artists or patrons or collectors or promoters and artists themselves